The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-27
HOPELESS.
A Pathetic Scene in an Eastern
Hospital.

"And you don't think anything can
be done for me, doctor?"
What a world of pathetic entreaty
there was in the trembling voice that
spoke the pleading words One thin,
white hand was lifted weakly and laid
imploringly on the doctors arm as he
sat by the little white bed in the women's
ward of city hospital.
"Ill take anything you want to give
me, doctor; I'll stand any kind of
an operation without murmur ii
you'll only try to save me, doctor"
II will try" said the old doctor
kindly, but those that heard him say it
/ knew that there was no hope for the
poor young girl who had been brought
/ in bruised and bleeding from the city
sstreets.
ga Teller tearin' down the street with
Ia fast team run over her as she turned
the corner" the man said who brought
her in and laid her down with just a
little spark of life left in the frail little
body that had for years been buffeted
about on the sea of adversely beneath
the waves of which so many human
barks go down.
Her picked fingers told that she was
"a seamstress. Her thin and faded
garments told that she was poor.
III tell you how it is, DOCTOR" she
said, entreatingly, II don't mind it for
myself. If there was only me l wOuldn' T.
ask you to try to pull me through, but
oh, doctor, doctor, there's mother and
little brother Jim and baby Ruthie. Pm
'aIl they've got to take care of 'em.
Mother hasn't set up a whole day for
years, Jim's only years old and the
baby is Just old enough to walk. Father
died in the spring, and, as I've said, l m
ALI they've got, so you see l can't die,
doctor; l mustn't die yet. You will
save me, won't you, doctor?"
IF 1 can" said the doctor, in that
same hopeless tone.
The thin white hand stroked his coat
gently; the weak, childish voice ran on.
Il don't KNOW what would become of
lmother and the children if you couldn't
Save me. Jimmy is real good and does
Everything ne can; but he's only 8
years old, and you know he can't do
much. Poor little fellow! He'd be so
|sorry for sister if he knew she'd been
hurt. Now, doctor, please get me up
Just as soon as you can, won you You
hAOM IL > SOLAllLS 'Sh4A9ILAe1o IAA1Oi ohA
I've promised Jimmy a pair of new
boots, sure. must get them in some
| way How soon can 1 go about my
work."
Don't think of that now," said the
doctor, gravely.
But l must think of it, doctor. See,
there's only go cents in nay purse, and
that's all there is in the world between
US and starvation-that and me. I've
got steady work now until January and
1 can't lose day or Jimmy won't get
sthose boots. IL"
Her eyes closed warmly. The white
hand fell Estlessly from the doctors
sleeve. Her mind wandered.
"Ill be sure to get them, Jimmy
dear" she said tenderly. BE a good
sboy always when sister is away, and
mind mother and sister carefully.
You re such little helper to sister; YOU
s-how am InoW, doetor?"
He bent tenderly over her, but said
knothing. There were tears in his eyes
and his bearded lip trembled.
rs her case quite hopeless ?" whis-
spered an attendant, stepping softly
toward the bed.
The doctor lifted finger warningly,
! land bent closer to the white face sAn
ms tant later he lifted his head and said
zsolamnly:
Yes, quite hopeless; she is dead. y
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